Philip’s Comments (group member since Nov 24, 2010)

Philip’s comments from the The Extra Cool Group! (of people Michael is experimenting on) group.

Car crash discussion indeed.

I love it. The problem with this thread is that it's so easy to buy songs these days.

I've been loving Pomplamoose ever since I heard their book song with Nick Hornby and Ben Folds. Here's their fantastic cover of Lady Gaga's "Telepone."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vEStD...

amazing posts today everybody.

i have to say, i copy and pasted a couple of them to word... that way just in case someone edits them i'll always have them and be able to plagerize them when insulting someone. (so props MFSO)

Wow... sugartits and twatfritter... that's some mud.

Things have escalated on my thread. There were many clever tactical maneuvers on both sides... Thanks for the the advice, but I may end up deleting the review and starting over... and throwing out the last shred of goodreads integrity I have. : )

@ Mark's comment #73: Whatever. You're just an idiot that doesn't know anything. Of course you've had trolls you idiotic idiot. You're just a fanboy.

There. I am now officially your first troll.

@ Angel: I had the same thought. Michael'd better watch his back. (Not from me, mind you... I didn't particularly like the book either... but from them...) Somebody could write a pretty suspensful book about Twilight fans.

Thanks Michael. Yeah, the comments were pretty harsh, but on rereading the review it was pretty harsh as well - though I tried to direct it at the book itself, and the way it was marketed.

I better clarify though, I didn't have to buy the books. I've just been trying to organize a classroom collection to supplement what we have in the library. I'm one of the lucky ones. My block gave me like...$350 to buy books that were grade level, good, and cross-curricular. The administrators give us supportive, free environment in which to teach, and positive feedback on what we need to do to accomplish our common goals of education. I've seen, and worked in districts where that's not the case, so I'm counting my blessings. : )

@Joyzi: Yeah, I agree... attacking the reviewer is not the way to go. How should we respond is the next question.

I didn't really get much of your second link... the Filipino or Tugolug (I'm ignorant about both... except for like... 3 phrases...) threw me. Although, I'm going to ignore your coded advice and keep my ice pick in my kitchen.


So, do you all think certain reviews invite negative comments? (or is it acceptable to put negative comments on said reviews.)

Gute morgen alle.

I'm just getting up from the best shlafen of my life. ... well, when your kids don't wake you up in the middle of the night (like the night before last), they're all good.

If it's any consolation to all the GRers out there, I feel a lot better about the negative comment I recieved, so thanks.

*Whew* It is LATE in Indiana.

I heart you too LL.

I agree: probably inappropriately expressed... differing opinions = greatness.

ACKKKK! Goodreads worlds colliding! My new clique of Me and Petra X is under assult from my old clique of me and 36% of Jessica 26% of Esteban 12% of Caris 33% of Elizabeth and 72% of various others. (Granted, I'm not THAT tight with my old clique... I'm not even sure I'm friends with them all... but I'm friends with some, following some, and admire the lot of them...) Oh, and sorry the numbers don't add up... I'm not that good at the maths.


I didn't mean for this to become the place to drop our negative comments either, rather to just reflect on them.

*WHEW* I read that whole review and all those comments. If there's one problem with goodreads, it's that it causes me to read all this dialogue when I should probably be finishing the next section of the rather difficult The First Tycoon which our book club is slogging through. (Not my pick - and no offense to those who like it... just keeping it positive.)

At any rate, I loved Elizabeth's review but still see the point Petra X was making (albeit maybe a little to brazenly for my tastes.) Although, I then see the points others made in the wake of Petra X's comment... damn curse of the middle child.

Maybe I'll go over to the thread and throw in some of my thoughts. (Not trying to stoke the fire. Seems hot enough.)

That sucks Petra X. I hear you with the getting upset part. I get upset and passionate even if it's a gang of two. (As Flight of the Conchords notes, "the smallest gang possible.") Nice job on the waiting a week or three... that's gotta be tough when you have stuff you want to say.

On a separate note, someone else has now come to my aid in the review... I don't think she's a member of this group, and I haven't posted this anywhere else. (I've also never met her, so she's not a part of my "clique." ... yet...) *Edit* I just realized who she is... I clicked "like" to her review of the book earlier today while I was down in the dumps processing the whole negative comment thing... Does that count as knowing her ahead of time, or her being part of my click?* *End Edit*


I also think that people are really really passionate about what they read, so when someone gives a negative review to a book they loved there's a sense of personal attack there as well. It's like the books we read and love become a part of us.

Once again I may be rambling.

wow... I must have been typing that comment for a long time.

@ Jessica: Agreed.

@ Sandi: thanks. Yeah, maybe that's why I was more upset and unsure about this comment than other negative comments in the past. This one attacked me personally.

@ Angel and Jessica: Thanks and thanks. I needed some positive affirmation with this one.

@ Petra: I know what you mean. Hopefully nobody on here does that. I'm going to ask that nobody else comments on the review, just to ensure that doesn't happen... (not that this group is my clique... although it is a fun thought... you know... having a goodreads clique...) As it is, Sandi's the only one who commented on it, and it was not a personal attack - like the comment posted about me.



So, this being my first experience with negative comments, I'd be interestd in seeing how you all handled them. Ways that worked, ways that failed... Should we ever hit back, or should we always maintain a level head when responding?

Ok... so I got my first really lambasting/negative comment today. As this group is dedicated to sorting out goodreads issues etc... I thought I'd bring it up.

http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

So, did I respond appropriately or not? How should I have responded? I was tempted to go for snarky in return, but I can picture that backfiring on me in the long run.

Help me out.

That's what I thought, but I figured I'd ask since I've heard it used in the soap-box rambling way as well.

Laura Miller says that everyone loves a good negative review because it shows the author breached a contract with the reader.

Joyzi wrote: "I actually got more votes when I ranted on a review, I seriously don't know why people love them lol"

rant meaning ramble or rant meaning bash? or rant meaning a rambling bashing?

I want to add that after I read a book I'll often go through and read the reviews of friends and people I follow. If I like their review, I'll click the ol' like button.

Granted, I don't always have the time to do this.

Yeah, and those... : )

You get nothing. ...besides that ego-boost you mentioned.